***This giveaway has reached our cap of 10,000 entries and is now closed. See who won below!***
It took you guys just a little under 6 hours to push this blogiversary giveaway to its 10,000 entry cap, so we’re here with an earlier-than-usual update on our randomly selected winner. That lucky person is… Britta (who’s currently living in baby/preschooler world so she hopes in five years she won’t “have to deal with someone else’s poop on a daily basis and to be able to sleep through the night!”). Congrats Britta!
For every blogiversary we try to do something special for that week’s giveaway. And this year we ran with the five theme and snagged five different $500 prizes for one lucky winner from a few of our favorite places: FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie. Which means someone’s gonna get a grant total of $2,500 to spend in celebration of our big five year blogiversary.
The five generous folks who are each giving away $500 aren’t just places we love, but also places that hold a special place in the our blog’s history (and future). In addition to being one of our first and most longstanding sponsors, Z Gallerie has dished out prizes for a blogiversary before – and was our first ever giveaway to break the 1,000 entry mark.
Richmond-based Shades of Light (also a long-time sponsor) has found their way into our home on several occasions (their local outlet makes us crazy). Plus we’ve got an exciting announcement about them that we’ll be sharing soon (secrets, secrets, are no fun).
Joss & Main is a newer favorite of ours, and they’ve invited us twice to curate sale collections on their site…. so we’ll always be grateful to them for making us feel like real designers – even if only for a brief time. Haha.
While HomeGoods seems to find their way onto our blog pretty often (like a $500 giveaway for you guys last week), one of our favorite instances was when they helped us makeover a local family’s living areas for them a while back.
And last but not least is FLOR, whose catalogs is one of our favorites to get in the mail. But more importantly, they’re gonna play an important role in our upcoming book tour. More details on that next week!
- PRIZE: $500 gift cards to FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie (totaling $2,500!)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “FIFTH ME” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … where you see yourself in five years. We always say we have no clue where we’ll be down the road but it’s always fun to imagine, right? How might your family be different or have grown? Will you be in a new home or a new city? Will you have the same job?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, Sept 26th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie.
Emily M. says
FIFTH ME!!
Congrats on 5 years guys! 5 years from now, maybe I’ll be about ready to graduate grad school. That feels like a LONG ways away.
Gwyn says
Fifth me! I want to have kids in 5 years!
Chase Abernathy says
Fifth me!
In five years, I hope to be working for our police department, and keep providing for my family. My boys will be 8 & 5, so I’ll hopefully be spending a lot of time at baseball games, karate matches, or whatever they are interested in doing!
Chrystin says
FIFTH ME! In five years, my husband and I will be parent to a 4 year old! We are currently expecting our first child in March and couldn’t be more excited. Maybe there will even be a second bambino by then!
lindsaywillman says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years, we’ll have our youngest (due very soon!) going into kindergarten. I’m hoping that my husband has found something that he loves to do and that I have a full-time teaching position at a local elementary school…and maybe, still teaching marching band like I started doing this year!
Markus says
FIFTH ME! Owning our own home and using all this advice to update it!
Kelly T. says
FIFTH ME!!!
I definitely see a new city and at least one baby in 5 years!
Holly says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I plan to have a beautifully decorated home of my very own, at least one kid, and a second dog so Wezley has a friend. I want to have found a way to spend more time growing my blog :)
Amy says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to have put in enough sweat equity that our whole house will feel like our family’s dream home.
Lorna says
Fifth me! I hope in five years I have a job that uses my degree and I’m guessing I’ll have started a family. Maybe be in a new city, hopefully at least a new house.
Shana Carter says
FIFTH ME! I pray my Husband and I finally succeed at beating infertility or adopting in the next 5 years!
Susan says
FIFTH ME!
In fives years my kids will be 10 and 6. YIKES! I will be back to work by then, hopefully paying for an addition to our house!
Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef says
FIFTH ME! in 5 years i’d love to have a happy home & a great career. we will see!
Liana says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years I hope to be in our same home – just with a lot more completed renovations. :-) I expect the kids to be loving school, and to finally have the puppy I’ve been dreaming of. My husband and I just celebrated our 5 year anniversary – I can’t wait to make it 10!
Karen C. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I hope my family and I have moved back to New England and have purchased our first home and are waist deep in making it “ours!”
andrea says
FIFTH ME! I see us enjoying our newly renovated house with another baby in the mix…but who knows!
Emily says
Fifth me!
In five years I hope to have started a family with the husband and spruced up our current home.
Binh says
Fifth me! I see ourselves having completed a house renovation that would increase the functionality of our livable space! A long-awaited dream after years of doodling floor plans!
Can’t wait!!!
Andrea P. says
FIFTH ME!
In five years… Hmmm. I’m gearing up to go back to school in the next couple of years for a graduate degree. Hopefully I’ll be finishing up around that time!
Jenn says
Fifth me!
Man, my baby will be in first grade. That’s crazy. I hope to own a very charming home or have upgraded teh current place past builder basic; also hope to have started and finished my masters by then! Not ambitious at all!
Emily @ The Luckiest says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I hope to still be a SAHM to my then-7 year old daughter, then-5 year old somebody (due in March ’13!), and possibly baby #3. I also hope we’ll be in or looking for our forever home :D
You guys are awesome, by the way! So thrilled for the success you’ve had in just 5 little years!!!
Kristen says
Fifth Me!
In five years I hope to have my house 80% updated and just have 1-2 more projects to complete.
Bonnie Morscher says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully, in five years’ time, my home’s value will be back to where it was 7 years ago when I bought the house!
Kelly S says
FIFTH ME!! Having a toddler of my own to love and cherish. We just had our 5 year wedding anniversary and have been trying for a child for a year now with no luck. So hopefully… Congrats on your blogiversary!!
Caroline says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years I see myself in my first house, having a grand old time making it my own. :)
Dayna says
Fifth me!!! In five years I’d love to be in a new city!
Emmy Koh says
Fifth Me! In five years, I hope that I am loving life, have 1 or 2 more kids, and a new home :)
Lindsey says
FIFTH ME!! In five years, I hope to have one or two little ones and a third Corgi as a puppy for the oldest child named Marylebone (Bones for short). At our house, I hope we will have built a paver stone patio for the grill, redone the driveway and front walk, and maybe built some sort of carport. By then, I want to have traveled to Ireland and New Zealand.
Erin T. says
Fifth Me!! In five years my husband and I will be starting a new chapter in our lives as our son will be going off to college. Sniff, sniff*
Kris T says
FIFTH ME!!!!!
In 5 years from now my son will be starting 1st grade and I’ll be that crying momma watching him go off to school! I also hope to have more children and a new home to fill by then!
Betsy says
Fifth me! Who knows where I’ll be on five years, hopefully married off an living the life!
Sarah says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in five years we’ll have a house full of little ones running around!
Robin says
Fifth me! Maybe in five years our kitchen remodel will be done…
Joelle says
Fifth me!
I see myself in the same home, yard re-do completed, house projects somewhat finished, still happily married and still the mother of three (and only three) children!
Kelly L. says
Fifth me! Hopefully a family and a house of my own :).
Haleigh says
Fifth Me! Where will I be in 5 years?? No idea..but that’s the fun of it!
Brianna Ingersoll says
Fifth me!
Lizzy says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope we’ll be settled back in Boston, in an older house that we can fix up, with a kiddo or two underfoot (along with our dog, who will be six and may have calmed down a bit by then!)…
Blayne says
Fifth me!
In 5 years, I hope to be enjoying our complete DIY finished basement!
Nicole says
Fifth me! Hope to still be working, raising our kids, and enjoying life
Bonnie says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully, in five years I’ll still be enjoying life. No big goals other than staying healthy and traveling.
Jo says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be in a slightly bigger house with some kids maybe!
Leah says
FIFTH ME. I see myself raising three beautiful boys with my loving hubby. :-)
Becca says
FIFTH ME! Lots of babies running around crazy!
Kate says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I will be done with grad school, lived abroad for a year, and be working in a new fran-freaking-tastic job! But if all else fails…my only wish is that in 5 years I will no longer be writing my master’s thesis.
Donna says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope to see my little guys in (gasp!) elementary school and my first novel in print!
Happy Anniversary YHL!
Anna says
Fifth me!
In five years I see myself settled into a place of our own (i.e. not leased) with a little one (or maybe 2!)
Tzee says
FIFTH ME!
Amber says
FIFTH ME!! No idea where I’ll be…can’t believe I’m where I am now! Haha!
Aaron W says
FIFTH ME! In five years we’ll probably do a lot of the same thing but much busier with school-aged kids. The DIY house stuff will be going on I’m sure!